re: Is Avery Johnson's contract really 6 years 18 million?

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When you are dealing with a unique good or service it is extremely difficult to determine if a person over paid or not.

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This isn't that unique. There's 351 Division 1 basketball coaches. You put a guy with zero direct experience in the top 3% of salaries.

Having said that, depending on how the contract is structured, it could be better. If he starts at $2.5ish with automatic escalators, it's probably not that big of a deal.